He worked as a machinist for NCAR in Boulder, Colo., and was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Longmont and Hope Lutheran Church of Westcliffe, Colo. He also was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2601 in Longmont. He served in the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War.

Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Longmont church.

Calling is at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Cremation will follow the service.